Last night Quantum Theatre presented the first performance of its The Winter’s Tale, a world premiere commissioned by The Benter Foundation. This Baroque opera, based on Shakespeare’s play, was created by Quantum’s Karla Boos; music director/conductor Andres Cladera; Chatham Baroque’s… Read More ›
Reviews
Reviews of current productions by our writers
Games of the Mind
In Mathematics there is a very popular theory called the “Butterfly Effect”, which says that a butterfly can flap its wings over a flower in China and cause a hurricane in the Amazon rainforest. Being Translated into everyday situation, this… Read More ›
Dead Accounts
This past Thursday brought me to one of my favorite venues The Little Lake Theatre, located in Canonsburg. The place has a special ambiance to it that few others in the area can achieve. First, the plays are always in the… Read More ›
King Lear
Summer draws to a close and we will soon feel the fall air tumbling down upon us. The trees will don their magical vestments of gold, orange, yellow, and red in a deluge of colors that will dance in our… Read More ›
Educating Rita
The desire to learn more is a complicated thing. You’re motivated by the wish to feel smarter, like the people you look up to for all sorts of subjects. But it is difficult to learn new things, because it often… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival’s Program B
25 years is nothing short of celebratory. In its quarter of a century return, The Pittsburgh New Works Festival manages to retain a gracious amount of humility and appreciation. These are both important things to have in producing the new… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival’s Program A
Thursday, September 3 I sipped an orange Pellegrino at Carnegie Stage, thrilled to have been invited back a second time in one week this time for Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) series kick- off, Program A. The inaugural presentation consists… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival’s Staged Readings
Sunday evening, August 30thPittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) launched their second set of staged readings for an audience review. The free recitals are an opportunity for theater lovers, supporters of written word and overall artistic devotees to plunge into a… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival’s Staged Readings
Stephen Sondheim once said, “To make art sound effortless takes a lot of effort.” And as a community we all understand how fulfilling but also challenging creating theater sometimes can be. That’s why for 25 years, event like Pittsburgh New Works… Read More ›
The Light in the Piazza
Is anyone ever really prepared for love? That is the question asked by The Light in the Piazza, a musical about a mother trying to protect her daughter from the complexities of falling in love. The daughter has some “special… Read More ›